Every week I find people searching for this phrase on Google. I imagine you are probably applying for a job and the employer uses these tools as part of the selection process. Or, maybe you are in a work environment where they want to benchmark their employees for recruiting, team alignment, or other reasons. Whatever...
Last week I got my first semi-negative comment on the blog. It wasn't anything personal, just a woman expressing her frustration over companies using assessments like ours in their hiring practices. Her thoughts struck me because I could tell the feelings she expressed were not uncommon. You can read the original blog here. The headlines...
A few months before Albert Einstein unexpectedly passed away, William Miller, an editor for LIFE magazine paid the genius a visit on a personal errand. William’s son, Pat had recently become bogged down in a sort of “philosophical nihilism,” asking himself what significance there was to human endeavor if the universe was dying? Trying to...
This post is from guest contributor Gwen Hill, who recently completed her DISC assessment. She reviewed her assessment results with a coach to maximize her experience & put her new knowledge to work for her. Before I started this process, I had no idea what to expect or what the value of the DISC would be. Overall, I...
Do you have family that lecture you about the correct way to do your job, or in-laws at family dinners who never stop talking? These are all indicators of the DISC style they exhibit. Over the Memorial Day weekend, I had several opportunities to sit down and reflect on just how unique each of my...
Is someone in your office giving you a hard time, communication-wise? Does talking to that person feel like trying to break through a thick concrete wall with a tiny wooden hammer? If so, you might be dealing with someone whose communication style differs from yours. Specifically, your DISC profiles might be clashing with each other....
More often than not, everyone has a feeling for what truly motivates them and “fits” their personality. If you are not one of them, don’t worry. After all, according to Gallup’s 2012 research, only 13% of the global workplace feels “actively engaged” in the jobs they do, while the rest couldn’t care less about finding...
